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Quiz about Lets Play 01 Super Mario Bros 2 Part 1
Quiz about Lets Play 01 Super Mario Bros 2 Part 1

Let's Play 01: "Super Mario Bros. 2" Part 1 Quiz


"Super Mario Bros. 2" is a childhood favorite of mine. A super challenging quiz for a super easy game for the NES.

A multiple-choice quiz by berenlazarus. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
berenlazarus
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
322,638
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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285
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Question 1 of 10
1. It's well known that "Super Mario Bros. 2" was not originally a Mario game. Nintendo took the Japanese game "Yume Kôjô: Doki Doki Panic", and adapted and reprogram slightly to publish as "Super Mario Bros. 2" in America. Nintendo replaced the four original characters with Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess. What character did Luigi replace? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. When Nintendo localized "Super Mario Bros. 2" for American and the PAL regions, they left the overall levels themselves alone. However, they actually made a small change by removing a platform to what level? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Before Nintendo localized "Super Mario Bros. 2" for American and the PAL region, Mouser appeared three times in the original game. What world was this third Mouser found in? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The original instruction manual included a picture of the original sprite of what enemy? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How many times does Birdo appear in "Super Mario Bros. 2"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. After defeating the game, Nintendo introduces us to the cast of characters. However, there are some errors in this list. What enemy was incorrectly given the name Birdo instead of their actual name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. According to the game manual, what enemy was the original inhabitant of the World of Dreams?

Answer: (One word)
Question 8 of 10
8. According to the very first issue of "Nintendo Power", who is the best character to use for World 2? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Not including Birdo and the bosses, how many new enemies does "Super Mario Bros. 2" feature?
(Note: I am looking only for the total number, and am not counting the different colored enemies differently. For example, there are red Shy Guys and pink Shy Guys, but they would only count as one new enemy under the Shy Guy header.)
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Autobombs are mobile cannons that Shyguys ride on. According to the "Super Mario Bros. 2" manual, what is another name for Autobombs?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. It's well known that "Super Mario Bros. 2" was not originally a Mario game. Nintendo took the Japanese game "Yume Kôjô: Doki Doki Panic", and adapted and reprogram slightly to publish as "Super Mario Bros. 2" in America. Nintendo replaced the four original characters with Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess. What character did Luigi replace?

Answer: Mama

Published in 1987 for the Famicom Disk System, Nintendo published "Doki Doki Panic" for Fuji Television. The game was to promote Yume Kôjô '87 (translates Dream Factory '87), and included Fuji's mascots. Overall, the levels from Doki Doki Panic were left alone. The majority of the changes were swapping out sprites and cosmetic changes.

The original characters are a family, with two parents with one son and one daughter. Mario replaced Imajin, the average skilled brother. Luigi replaced Mama. The Princess replaced Lina, the sister. Toad replaced Papa. There is speculation that Mama appears to be pregnant.
2. When Nintendo localized "Super Mario Bros. 2" for American and the PAL regions, they left the overall levels themselves alone. However, they actually made a small change by removing a platform to what level?

Answer: 7-2

In 7-2, in the cloud section there is a portion of the stage where you must go back and forth on stationary cloud platforms that are stacked on top of one another in order to get to a ladder that has a column blocking access. In "Doki Doki Panic", there is an additional cloud platform, with a small column with a Snifit sitting on top.

The most probable reason Nintendo removed this platform was even with the Mario and Toad character a super jump could completely bypass the cloud section and the player could simply jump over the column to get to the blocked off ladder.
3. Before Nintendo localized "Super Mario Bros. 2" for American and the PAL region, Mouser appeared three times in the original game. What world was this third Mouser found in?

Answer: World 5

When Nintendo adapted "Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic" into "Super Mario Bros. 2", they replaced the third Mouser with a new boss character, Clawgrip. Mouser appears the same as World 1-3, though his chamber is shaped differently and there are two sections with spikes on the floor.
4. The original instruction manual included a picture of the original sprite of what enemy?

Answer: Phanto

I remember my parents buying this game for me and being puzzled why Phanto looked different in the manual than he actually appears in the game. The reason is Nintendo published the "Doki Doki Panic" sprite in the manual, rather than the sprite that actually appears in the game. Phanto in "Doki Doki Panic" has small eyes and he is frowning.

He does not look nearly as menacing as he does in "Super Mario Bros. 2". The game manual also includes pictures of the Magic Jar and the Heart sprite from "Doki Doki Panic".
5. How many times does Birdo appear in "Super Mario Bros. 2"?

Answer: Eighteen

Birdo appears as someone you must defeat in 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 7-1, and 7-2. He also appears in 4-3, but rather than defeating him you must ride his egg across an otherwise impassable waterfall. 2-2 features our first red Birdo. 5-3 and 6-3 are notable for making you fight Birdo in addition to those World's perspective bosses, as 1-3, 2-3, and 3-3 do not feature Birdo fights. 4-1 is the only level (that does not feature a World Boss) to not have Birdo. 7-2, the end level, is also unique as there are TWO red Bridos, though you only must defeat one and can completely ignore the other. 7-2 also features the only Birdo that has is holding a key rather than a Crystal Ball.
6. After defeating the game, Nintendo introduces us to the cast of characters. However, there are some errors in this list. What enemy was incorrectly given the name Birdo instead of their actual name?

Answer: Ostro

There were numerous errors in the Cast of Characters section of "Super Mario Bros. 2". Ostro, an ostrich that Shyguys ride, are given the name Birdo, and Birdo is labeled Ostro. Personally I believe this was a localization error, as the error was repeated in the game manual itself. Strangely enough, when Nintendo released "Super Mario Allstars" for the Super Nintendo, they did not correct this error, though they did correct it in the "Super Mario Advance" release. I remember back in the late 1980s all us gamers thought Birdo had two names, Birdo and Ostro, as Nintendo Power referred to Birdo as Birdo, not Ostro.

The other errors in the "Cast of Characters" are typographical. Hoopster is spelled Hoopstar, Tryclyde's name appears as Triclyde, and Clawgrip's name is "Clawglip".
7. According to the game manual, what enemy was the original inhabitant of the World of Dreams?

Answer: Albatros

The Albatros, the only flying bird in "Super Mario Bros. 2", appears to be Subcon's natural resident before the Wart invaded.

Here is the game manual entry related to the Albatros. "He used to be the only resident in the world of dreams. Now, by order of Wart, he works as a carrier of Bob-Ombs."

In "Doki Doki Panic" he only has two frames of animation, making him appear to fly much faster. For the "Super Mario Bros. 2" conversion Nintendo added three more frames of animation, bring the total to five. Birdo, Wart, Shyguy
8. According to the very first issue of "Nintendo Power", who is the best character to use for World 2?

Answer: Toad

For the debut issue of "Nintendo Power", published in July-August 1988, Nintendo did a claymaytion scene from "Super Mario Bros. 2". They recommended you use Toad due to the sand digging sections and Toad is the strongest and thus fastest digger. In the game Mario has a red shirt, red hat, and blue overalls.

In the claymation scene, they made him have a blue hat with a large "M" on the front. Also, Mario is grasping a carrot, an item that does not appear in the game.
9. Not including Birdo and the bosses, how many new enemies does "Super Mario Bros. 2" feature? (Note: I am looking only for the total number, and am not counting the different colored enemies differently. For example, there are red Shy Guys and pink Shy Guys, but they would only count as one new enemy under the Shy Guy header.)

Answer: Nineteen

There are nineteen new enemies in "Super Mario Bros. 2": Shy Guy*, Tweeter
Ninji*, Hoopster, Pidgit*, Beezo*, Phanto, Snifit*, Trouter, Spark*, Cobrat*, Panser*, Pokey*,Ostro, Porcupo*, Albatoss, Bob-omb*, Flurry, and Autobomb. The ones with asterisks have appeared in subsequent Mario titles.
10. Autobombs are mobile cannons that Shyguys ride on. According to the "Super Mario Bros. 2" manual, what is another name for Autobombs?

Answer: Bad Dream Machines

Autobombs are like from the original "Super Mario Bros.", although they do not shoot bullets but rather fire. Shyguys ride them. They have "M" emblazoned on their side, standing for "Mamu", Wart's name in Japan.
Source: Author berenlazarus

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